National College of Public Administration and Governance

University of the Philippines

Diliman, Quezon City
E-mail address: upncpagcpage@yahoo.com.ph Website: www.ncpag.upd.edu.ph
Contact Nos.927-9085/925-3851

DOCTOR OF PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION

(42 Units)

Non NCPAG MPA Graduates

NCPAG MPA Graduates

COGNATES
Take any graduate
courses(above 200)

REQUIRED COURSES
PA 201 Theory and Practice of PA
PA 208 The Philippine Administrative Systems

6 units
3
3

THEORY/HISTORY COURSES (Take PA 301 and any one of the others)

PA 301 Theories of Administrative Systems (required)
PA 302 History of Administrative Thought
PA 303 Seminar on the Administrative Implications of Development Models
PA 305 Special Problems in Administrative Theory

6 units
3
3

6 units
3
3
3
3

QUALIFYING EXAMINATION
A student with a grade average of 1.25 or better in the first 12 units of course work is exempted from
the qualifying examination

METHODOLOGY
PA 399 Advance Methodology in Administrative Science (required)
PA 299.1 Research Methods in Public Administrative I
PA 299.2 Research Methods in Public Administrative II
PA 242.1 Methods in Policy Analysis I
PA 242.2 Methods in Policy Analysis II

3 6 units
3
3
3
3
3

PA and NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT (Take one course for each of the 4 areas)
PA 312 or PA 329 (Political Development)
PA 323 or PA 324 (Social Development)
PA 331 or PA 332 (Economic Development)
PA 327 or PA 359 (Development Administration/Local Government)

12 - 15 units
3
3
3
3

COMPREHENSIVE EXAMINATION

PA 400 Dissertation and Defense

TOTAL NUMBER OF UNITS

12 units

42 units

DOCTOR OF PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION

DESCRIPTION OF COURSES

PA 201 - THEORY AND PRACTICE OF PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION. Ideas, issues and trends in the theory and
practice of public administration and national development. Cr: 3 units.
PA 208 - THE PHIL. ADMINISTRATIVE SYSTEM. Nature, processes and dynamics of the Philippine administrative
system and its role in national development. Credit: 3 units.
PA 242.1 - METHODS OF POLICY ANALYSIS I. An examination of major concepts, principles and methods of
economic analysis and their applications to problems of public policy. Credit: 3 units.
PA 242.2 - METHODS OF POLICY ANALYSIS II. Quantitative and non-quantitative methods in the analysis of
public policy; includes public-sector economics and benefit-cost analysis, linear programming, decision
analysis, and other optimization techniques; problems in applying these methods and techniques. Prereq: PA
242.1. Credit: 3 units.
PA 299.1 - RESEARCH METHODS IN PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION. Introduction to quantitative and qualitative
methods and tools in Public Administration and Governance. Credit: 3 units.
PA 299.2 RESEARCH METHODS IN PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION II. Application of research methods and tools
in the study and practice of Public Administration through social research, policy assessment and related
undertakings. Credit 3 units.

PA 301 THEORIES OF ADMINISTRATIVE SYSTEMS.

Analysis of outstanding theories of administrative
organization, behavior and action. Credit: 3 u.
PA 302 HISTORY OF ADMINISTRATIVE THOUGHT. A
survey of the history of administrative ideas. Credit: 3 u.
PA 303 SEMINAR ON THE ADMINISTRATIVE
IMPLICATIONS OF DEVELOPMENTAL MODELS. Credit: 3 u.
PA 305 SPECIAL PROBLEMS IN ADMINISTRATIVE
THEORY. Credit: 3 u.
PA 312 SEMINAR ON THE ADMINISTRATION OF
POLITICAL DEVELOPMENT. Models, theories and
administrative aspects of political development. Credit:
3 u.
PA 323 SEMINAR ON THE ADMINISTRATION OF SOCIAL
DEVELOPMENT. Models, theories, and administrative
aspects of social development. Credit: 3 u.
PA 324 SPECIAL ISSUES ON THE ADMINISTRATION OF
SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT. Credit: 3 u.
PA 327 COMPARATIVE DEVELOPMENT
ADMINISTRATION. Comparative analysis of the
developmental functions of public administration in
selected countries. Credit: 3 u.
PA 329 SPECIAL PROBLEMS IN PUBLIC
ADMINISTRATION AND NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT.
Credit: 3 u.

PA 331 SEMINAR ON THE ADMINISTRATION OF

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT. Models, theories, and
administrative aspects of economic development.
Credit: 3 u.
PA 332 SPECIAL ISSUES ON THE ADMINISTRATION
OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT. Credit: 3 u.
PA 350 SEMINAR ON LOCAL GOVERNMENT AND
URBAN AFFAIRS. Credit: 3 u.
PA 359 COMPARATIVE LOCAL GOVERNMENT
ADMINISTRATION. Local government systems in
selected countries with particular emphasis on the
changing role of local government in national
development. Credit: 3 u.
PA 393 READINGS IN PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION.
Credit: 3 u.
PA 394 READINGS IN PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION II.
Credit: 3 u.
PA 399 ADVANCED METHODOLOGY IN
ADMINISTRATIVE SCIENCE. Advanced methods and
techniques in organizational and managerial research,
including aspects of operations research and data
processing. Credit: 3 u.
PA 400 DOCTORAL DISSERTATION. Credit: 12 u.